José Luis Villareal

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property | International and Cross-Border Transactions | Latin America Practice | Mexico Practice | Trademark | Patent Protection and Prosecution | Patent Litigation | Copyright | Licensing and Transactions | Structured Finance | Banking Law | Financial Services | Entertainment Law

Career

Mr. Villareal advises Mexican and international clients from a wide variety of sectors on complex transactions and litigation proceedings related to intellectual property rights, including trademarks, patents and copyrights.

Mr. Villareal has successfully handled several IP transactions, including the purchase, sale, transfer, licensing and due diligence of IP rights. He also is experienced in advising on numerous administrative procedures and litigations related to IP rights. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants against several highly acknowledged corporations before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the Mexican Federal Courts. He also has coordinated the protection and enforcement of IP rights abroad.

As part of his experience, Mr. Villareal collaborated for nearly 10 years with a former senior legal officer of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and also former deputy general director of the IMPI.

Professional Memberships

International Trademark Association (INTA)

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (AMPPI)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Intellectual Property Commission